On Record Store Day Saturday April 12th, we played some of the greatest album sides ever released from Noon to midnight.
Here's what we played:
R.E.M. - Reckoning (1)
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1)
Brigitte Calls Me Baby - The Futre Is Our Way Out (2)
Depeche Mode - Violator (2)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1)
Coldplay - Rush Of Blood To The Head (1)
David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1)
Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (2)
Beck - Odelay (1)
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (1)
The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl (1)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (B&C)
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (2)
Pixies - Doolittle (1)
The B-52's - The B-52's (1)
U2 - Rattle & Hum (4)
Velvet Underground - Loaded (1)
Wet Leg - Wet Leg (1)
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1)
Radiohead - The Bends (1)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1)
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1)
Supertramp - Breakfast In America (2)
The Strokes - Is This It (1)
Prince - Purple Rain (2)
Cheap Trick - At Budokan (1)
While scouring through vinyl at record stores, look for exclusive pieces played on WXRT over the last 50 years. We have placed these in record stores all across Chicago. See the list of participating record stores and the list of WXRT albums at each store below. These albums include notes from XRT personalities and the markings of when they were played. Own a piece of XRT history for a suggested donation of $20. Your donation will benefit The Lin Brehmer Scholars Fund. One piece of XRT classic vinyl per person.
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Andy's Records
16 N Whitney St, Grayslake, IL 60030
(224) 252-2167
Rank And File – Long Gone Dead
Laura Nyro – New York Teudaberry
Warren Zevon – Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
Roger Daltrey – One of the Boys
Elvis Costello – Live at the elMocambo
Jimmy Buffett – Changes in Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
Cat Stevens – Teaser and the Firecat
Elvis Presley – King Creole
Dr. John – Remedies
Various Artists – This Is Reggae Vol. 2
Animal Records
624 Grove Street, Evanston Illinois 60201
(847) 868-4846
Stewart Copeland - Soundtrack from Rumble Fish
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - Lake Shore Drive
Jimmy Cliff - I Am The Living
Echo & The Bunnymen 5-Cut Mini Album
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Quinella
Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Album
The Byrds - Never Before
Johnny Cash - Johnny 99
Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours
Blue Village Vinyl
29 East Chicago Ave Unit B, Westmont IL 60559
(630) 963-1957
Queen – Jazz
Gary Myrick & The Figures – Self-Titled
Frank Zappa – Bongo Furry
The Who – Sell Out / A Quick One
Bryan Ferry – Legend Soundtrack
Bad Finger – No Dice
Humble Pit – Smokin’
Blood, Sweat & Tears – Child Is Father To The Man
James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell & Billy Branch – Harp Attack!
East Memphis Music – The Hits From The Stax Era
Elmhurst Records
107 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
(331) 642-1892
Chicago – Chicago 13
Free – Heartbreaker
The Mothers of Invention – Absolutely Free
Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead
Various Artists – No Nukes
B-52’s – Bouncing Off The Satellites
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Are You Ready?
Flying Burrito Bros – The Gilded Palace of Sin
Bob Dylan – At Budokan
Various Artists – Soul Train Hits That Made It Happen
Laurie's Planet of Sound
4639 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
773-271-3569
Nils Lofgren-I Came To Dance
The Brains-The Brains
Steve Earle-Guitar Town
The Firm-The Firm
Ramones-Road To Ruin
Emerson Lake and Palmer- Works (double LP)
Rick Derringer-All American Boy
The Young Rascals-Groovin’
Revenge-Revenge
James Brown-Greatest Hits
Mile Long Records
128 W. Liberty Dr, Wheaton, IL 60187
630-474-4954
Nils Lofgren- Best Of
Billy Preston-The Kids & Me
T-Bone Burnett-Proof Through The Night
The Fixx-Shuttered Room
Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians-Globe of Frogs
Bad Company-Desolation Angels
J. Geils Band-Live
Everly Brothers-The Golden Hits
Dr. John-Hollywood Be Thy Name
The Connells-Boylan Heights
Orbit Records
7155 West Grand, Chicago, IL 60707
(773) 771-4528
The Rockets – No Ballads
Laura Nyro – The First Songs
Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage
Peter Gabriel – ein deutches album
Devo – Cabretta
Chicago – Chicago III
Little Steven – Men Without Women
The Guess Who – American Woman
Curtis Mayfield – His Early Years with the Impressions
Various Artists – Soul Train Super Tracks
Rattleback Records
5405 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 944-0188
The Del Fuegos- Stand Up
Nine Nine Nine - High Energy Plan
Warren Zevon -Sentimental Hygiene
Cheap Trick-Standing on the Edge
Hounds-Unleashed
Nilson-Son of Schmilsson
Elvis-G.I. Blues
Roches-Nurds
Shriekback-Care
Chicago-V
Reckless Records
1379 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 235-3727
The Del Fuegos-The Del Fuegos
Blancmange-Believe You Me
Cheap Trick-Cheap Trick
Lou Reed-New York
John Entwistle-Too Late The Hero
Thunderclap Newman-Hollywood Dream
Elvis Presley-Elvis
Minnie Ripperton-Adventures in Paradise
NRBQ-Scraps & Workshop (double LP)
Procol Harum- Something Magic
Rolling Stones Records
7300 W Irving Park Rd, Norridge, IL 60706
(708) 456-0861
The Psychedelic Furs – Interchords
Gang of Four – Solid Gold
Jerry Garcia – Old And In The Way
Steve Goodman – Somebody Else’s Troubles
The Human League – Dare
Ian Hunter – You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic
Robyn Hitchcock – Queen Elvis
Canned Heat – Hooker & Heat
Jackson Five – Anthology
Wizards From The Southside (Chess Records)
Val's halla Records
239 Harrison St, Oak Park, IL 60304
(708) 524-1004
Johnny Winter – Serious Business
Free Four – Doot Doot
Frank Zappa – 45RPM
Steve Goodman – Jessie’s Jig & Other Favorites
Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes
Bronski Beat – The Age of Consent
Tom Tom Club
Bob Seger – Back In 72
Bob Dylan – Planet Waves
Various Artists – This Is Reggae Music